Qila Mubarak: Difference between revisions

'''Qila Mubarak''', is a [[historical monument]] in the heart of the city of [[Bathinda]] in [[Punjab, India]]. It is recognized as monument of national importance and maintained by [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://121.242.207.115/asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-punjab/|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments – Punjab|website=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] - Chandigarh circle|access-date=25 Jun 2018}}</ref> It has been in existence from 1100 to 1200 AD in its current place and is the oldest surviving fort in India. It was here that [[Razia Sultana|Razia Sultan]], the first woman to take charge of the [[Delhi]] throne was incarcerated upon her defeat and dethroned.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/queen-razia-sultanas-story-crumbles-in-bathinda-fort/articleshow/58887331.cms|title=Queen Razia Sultana's story crumbles in Bathinda fort|date=29 May 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 Jun 2018}}</ref>  The bricks of the fort date back to the [[Kushana]] period when emperor [[Kanishka]] ruled over Northern [[India]]/[[Bactria]]. Raja Dab, along with emperor [[Kanishka]], is believed to have built the fort.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/bathinda-fort-heading-towards-collapse-cries-for-renovation/story-Q1KNUJbt7SAm6fQarh621N.html|title=Bathinda fort heading towards collapse, cries for renovation|last=Bathinda fort heading towards collapse, cries for renovation|date=4 Nov 2014|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=25 Jun 2018}}</ref>

The Imperial Gazetteer of India describes the fort having 36 bastions and a height of about 118 ft. It was a conspicuous landmark for many miles around.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_096.gif|title=Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 8, p. 89, p. 90. - BHATINDA TOWN|website=Digital South Asia Library.|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>